Term Definitions:
Credit Hours - the hours assigned to a course, this number is listed in both the schedule of classes and the catalog and is usually 1 to 5 hours.
Grade Value - the numerical value assigned to a grade:
- A = 4 points
- B = 3 points
- C = 2 points
- D = 1 point
- F = 0 points
Quality Points or Grade Points - number of credit hours for a course times the grade value.
Attempted Hours - credit hours for which you earn a grade (including only A, B, C, D, F).
Earned Hours - credit hours which you passed (with a grade of D or higher).
GPA Calculation - Multiply the grade value of the course by the semester hours for that course. The product of this multiplication will be the quality/grade points. Divide the cumulative quality/grade points by the cumulative attempted hours.
